Seoul, South Korea · February 6 to 9, 2027
Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)
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Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)
When is Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year) 2027?
Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year) 2027 runs February 6 to 9, 2027.
2027February 6 to 9, 2027Confirmed
How the dates are set: Seollal is the first day of the Korean lunar calendar, in January or February, and the national holiday is set around it each year.
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Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year) schedule
- Saturday, February 6, 2027: First day of the four-day Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from Feb. 6 to Feb. 9.
- Sunday, February 7, 2027: Seollal Day. Seollal 2027 falls on Sunday, Feb 7.
- First morning: Koreans often wear traditional clothes and visit elderly family members, where they perform rituals to thank their ancestors. Children bow to their elders and receive gifts of money.
- Family meal: The family eats together and tteokguk, a rice cake soup, is served. Once you finish the soup, you become one year older.
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Getting to Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)
- Transport becomes busier than usual as Koreans travel home to spend Seollal with their families.
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History of Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)
Seollal is a quintessentially Korean tradition, but it was influenced by China and is based on the lunar cycle. It is a three-day holiday that includes the first day of the new year, the day before and the day after.
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Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year): questions people ask
When is Seollal 2027?
Seollal 2027 falls on Sunday, Feb 7, with Korea off Feb 6 to 9.
How long is the Seollal holiday?
Seollal is traditionally three days: the first day of the new year, the day before and the day after. In 2027 the break is four days, from Feb. 6 to Feb. 9.
Are shops and restaurants open during Seollal?
Most shops and restaurants are closed during the holiday.
What do Koreans eat on Seollal?
The king of the Seollal dishes is tteokguk, a rice cake soup. Jeon, a pancake that contains spring onions, is another popular dish.
Is Seollal the same as Chinese New Year?
They are related but not the same. Seollal is a Korean tradition that was influenced by China and is based on the lunar cycle.
Sources: trablind.com, koreajoongangdaily.com, kellyloves.com
About Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year)
Korea's biggest holiday: rice cake soup, ancestral rituals and a four-day break that empties the capital.
Seollal is a three-day Korean holiday that marks the first day of the lunar new year. Families wear traditional clothes, honor their ancestors and eat tteokguk, a rice cake soup. In 2027 Korea is off from February 6 to 9, with Seollal itself on Sunday, February 7. The catch is that transport is packed with people heading home and most shops and restaurants close.
Know before you go
- Most shops and restaurants are closed during Seollal.
- Transport is much busier than usual as Koreans travel home.
- Incheon (ICN) is Seoul's main international airport, and Gimpo (GMP) is the city's second airport.
Planning the trip
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